Impact of a Centralized Inpatient Hospice Unit in an Academic Medical Center

Conclusions:
The CIPU patients had longer hospice LOS but lower hospital costs. Academic medical centers may benefit from aggregating hospice beds.

Source: American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine - August 7, 2016 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Jegier, B. J., OMahony, S., Johnson, J., Flaska, R., Perry, A., Runge, M., Sommerfeld, T. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research